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WAF

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Public limited companyfounded 197056 yrs activeBurchtstraat 200, 9150 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0407.183.927

WAF has been active since 1970 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.83M and a net result of €-26k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.7% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 48% of 1025 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
48 / 100
Fair▲ +8 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0=
Solvency84▲+9
Growth47=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €140k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.76 against 1.61 in 2024), but 55.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 56 years 0 60 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 25
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 25
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
44.9%
Return on assets
-0.4%
Age of the figures
11 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 22-04-2026, 8 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
8 d early
2024
8 d early
2023
4 d early
2022
9 d early
2021
5 d early
2020
8 d early
2019
9 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-09-2026 and is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
13-09-2026 today30-09-2026 close30-04-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Turnover
€9.99M▲ 3.7%
2019 · €9.64M
2018: €9.78M 2019: €9.64M
2018 → 2020
EBIT margin
2.9%▲ 2.3pp
2019 · 0.6%
2018: 0.5% 2019: 0.6%
2018 → 2020
Net result
€-26k▲ 20.3%
2024 · €-33k
2018: €38k 2019: €44k 2020: €282k 2021: €-98k 2022: €23k 2023: €6k 2024: €-33k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€2.62M▲ 0.3%
2024 · €2.61M
2018: €2.51M 2019: €2.58M 2020: €2.83M 2021: €2.63M 2022: €2.59M 2023: €2.63M 2024: €2.61M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€2.86M-€2.89M▲ 0.8%€2.89M▲ 0.2%€2.86M▼ 1.1%€2.83M▼ 0.9%
Operating result€-87k-€36k€34k▼ 5.8%€25k▼ 28.5%€26k▲ 6.5%
Net result€-98k-€23k€6k▼ 73.1%€-33k€-26k▲ 20.3%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-100k€-50k€0€50kOperating result 2021: €-87k€-87kNet result 2021: €-98k€-98kOperating result 2022: €36k€36kNet result 2022: €23k€23kOperating result 2023: €34k€34kNet result 2023: €6k€6kOperating result 2024: €25k€25kNet result 2024: €-33k€-33kOperating result 2025: €26k€26kNet result 2025: €-26k€-26k20212022202320242025
The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 7% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €6.31M
Fixed assets €253k▼ 18.7%
Current assets €6.06M▼ 11.6%
Equity and liabilities €6.31M
Equity €2.83M▼ 0.9%
Debt €3.48M▼ 19.3%
The debt ratio falls from 60.1% to 55.1%: debt falls faster than equity shrinks.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€98k
2024 · €110k
Cash flow
€46k
2024 · €52k
Solvency
44.9%
2024 · 39.9%
Current ratio
1.76
2024 · 1.61
Quick ratio
0.85
2024 · 0.70
Debt / equity
1.23
2024 · 1.51
ROE
-0.9%
2024 · -1.1%
ROA
-0.4%
2024 · -0.5%
Interest coverage
1.37
2024 · 1.39
Debt
€3.48M
2024 · €4.31M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€3.44M
2024 · €4.25M
Debt > 1 year
€12k
2024 · €40k
Income taxes
€7k
2024 · €2k
Staff costs
€2.26M
2024 · €2.22M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€7.17M€6.31M
Fixed assets21/28€311k€253k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€310k€252k
Land and buildings22€35k€26k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€199k€185k
Furniture and vehicles24€57k€24k
Other tangible fixed assets26€20k€17k
Financial fixed assets28€188€188=
Current assets29/58€6.86M€6.06M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€3.90M€3.13M
Stocks30/36€1.56M€1.49M
Contracts in progress37€2.34M€1.64M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2.71M€2.51M
Trade receivables40€1.92M€1.70M
Other amounts receivable41€794k€812k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€223k€407k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€28k€14k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€7.17M€6.31M
Equity10/15€2.86M€2.83M
Contributions10/11€261k€261k=
Capital10€261k€261k=
Issued capital100€261k€261k=
Reserves13€2.60M€2.57M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€26k€26k=
Legal reserve130€26k€26k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€19k€19k=
Distributable reserves133€2.55M€2.53M
Amounts payable17/49€4.31M€3.48M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€40k€12k
Financial debts170/4€40k€12k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€4.25M€3.44M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€39k€29k
Financial debts43€592k€592k=
Credit institutions430/8€592k€592k=
Trade debts44€1.97M€1.31M
Suppliers440/4€1.97M€1.31M
Advances received on contracts in progress46€170k€0
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€480k€433k
Taxes450/3€161k€111k
Remuneration and social security454/9€318k€322k
Other amounts payable47/48€996k€1.07M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€22k€27k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€2.22M€2.26M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€85k€72k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€5k€966
Other operating charges640/8€43k€34k
Gross operating margin9900€2.37M€2.39M
Operating profit (loss)9901€25k€26k
Financial income75/76B€23k€26k
Recurring financial income75€23k€26k
Financial charges65/66B€79k€71k
Recurring financial charges65€79k€71k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-31k€-20k
Income taxes67/77€2k€7k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-33k€-26k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-33k€-26k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-33k€-26k
Transfer from equity791/2€33k€26k
Transfer to equity691/2€0-
To other reserves6921€0-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908735.735.0

The notes to these accounts (17 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 30-04-2027
2026
22-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
22-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
26-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
21-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
30-09
Financial Back to profitnet €23k
Net result €23k after one loss-making year.
25-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
30-09
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-98k ▼135%
Net result drops to €-98k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
22-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
30-09
Financial Highest result since 2018net €282k ▲545%
Operating result €294k, net result €282k, both a record.
21-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
29-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
24-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
12-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
7 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · 1 establishment unit since 1970
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Burchtstraat 2009150 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
Ground area
1.3 ha
Building footprint
263 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,167 m³
Parcel 46013A0083/00Z003, Flanders · tallest building 10.2 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Burchtstraat 200, 9150 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified
since 19702.005.124.810
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
46013A0083/00Z003 Flanders 1.3 ha 1 · 262 m² 10.2 m · 1 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2024 to 2025 · 3 entries · 28,106 EUR awarded · 28,106 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 1 12,441 EUR12,441 EUR
2024 2 15,665 EUR15,665 EUR
Schemes
Individueel Maatwerk
2 entries · 27,106 EUR · 27,106 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
Premie kwalificerend werkplekleren
1 entry · 1,000 EUR · 1,000 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Dual-learning approval

2 live approvals · 5 ended
Hoeknaadlasser duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2023 to 2028
Lassen-constructie duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2023 to 2028

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 3,964 companies in sector 25110 we hold annual accounts for 2,133. 909 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded26-06-1970
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL
25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
29201Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
34201
33110Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products
95311General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
95312Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles
45204
95314Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting)
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 49 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 13-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.